''Chloronia'' is a genus of

dobsonflies Dobsonflies are a subfamily of insects, Corydalinae, part of the Megalopteran family Corydalidae. The larvae (commonly called hellgrammites) are aquatic, living in streams, and the adults are often found along streams as well. The nine genera ...

in the family

Corydalidae The family Corydalidae contains the megalopterous insects known as dobsonflies and fishflies. Making up about three dozen genera, they occur primarily throughout North America, both temperate and tropical, South America, Australia, New Zealand, ...

Description

''Chloronia'' is one of the three

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dobsonfly genera, the other two being ''

Platyneuromus ''Platyneuromus'' is a genus of dobsonflies in the family Corydalidae. They are found in Mexico and Central America. Description ''Platyneuromus'' adults have a distinctive appearance. Unlike dobsonflies of the genus ''Corydalus'', in which ma ...

'' and ''

Corydalus ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

. Chloronia'' are easily distinguished by their bright yellow coloration with black spots and are present from Northern

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south to Eastern

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. ''Chloronia'' frequently inhabit the same streams as ''Corydalus'' but prefer slower moving waters. Their

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e are distinguishable by their dark head and four dark spots on their

pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on e ...

Taxonomy

''Chloronia'' contains the following species: * '' Chloronia absona'' * '' Chloronia antilliensis'' * '' Chloronia banksiana'' * '' Chloronia bogotana'' * '' Chloronia convergens'' * '' Chloronia corripiens'' * '' Chloronia gaianii'' * '' Chloronia gloriosoi'' * '' Chloronia hieroglyphica'' * '' Chloronia marthae'' * '' Chloronia mexicana'' * '' Chloronia mirifica'' * '' Chloronia osae'' * '' Chloronia pallida'' * '' Chloronia pennyi'' * '' Chloronia plaumanni'' * '' Chloronia yungas'' * '' Chloronia zacapa''

References

Corydalidae {{Megaloptera-stub